idioms

  retail therapy  humorous (shopping in order to make yourself feel happier) Let’s go to the mall and do some retail therapy. You had a bad day. I think a bit of retail therapy will cheer you up.   envocabulary.com

  window shopping (looking at the goods in shop windows without intending to buy them) I had no money, so I went just for window shopping. Some teenagers are window shopping outside stores.   envocabulary.com

  back to square one  informal (to start all over again with no progress, to start from the beginning) I have to finish this job without going back to square one. If you make a mistake, you are back to square one. Our plan had gone wrong, so we had to …

  on last legs  informal (extremely tired) By the time I got home, I was on my last legs. (near death) Her great-grandfather is on his last legs. (near the end or stop working) Their relationship seems to be on its last legs. My car keeps breaking down. It sounds like it’s …

  under the influence  informal (intoxicated by alcohol, drunk) If you drive under the influence, you may lose your license. The police arrested him for driving under the influence.   envocabulary.com